SEAR, C27AR1, Salida East Turn Lane, New

The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CDPW), in partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 5, is soliciting professional engineering and design services through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Salida East Turn Lane project (PMAA 2026-034) located in Chaffee County, Colorado, at US Highway 50 Mile Marker 224.27. The procurement seeks a qualified consultant to provide comprehensive professional services including project design, obtaining necessary approvals, construction bidding assistance, and construction management for a left ingress deceleration lane at Salida East Campground. The scope of work encompasses professional surveying and geotechnical analysis, preparation of engineering construction drawings and specifications, project management, construction observation, digital as-built drawings, and coordination with CDPW and CDOT staff. Evaluation criteria include firms' experience with similar projects, overall project management experience, firm location, and the experience and qualifications of assigned project managers and staff, with the top three qualified firms to be invited for oral interviews on April 21, 2026. The RFQ was advertised on March 9, 2026, with written questions due by March 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM, responses to questions issued by March 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM, and Statements of Qualification due by April 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM, not to exceed 30 pages exclusive of cover materials and the Professional Services Questionnaire, to be submitted electronically to Dennis Beamis at dennis.beamis@state.co.us. Additional key milestones include oral interviews scheduled for April 21, 2026, selection notification on April 28, 2026, final scoping and contract negotiations on May 20, 2026, and consultant contract execution on June 10, 2026.

The RFQ does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to specific enterprise classifications or disadvantaged business enterprises based on the available documentation. The successful consultant will be required to enter into a formal professional services contract with the State of Colorado and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability with a minimum of $1,000,000 coverage, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000, and Professional Liability Insurance with a minimum of $1,000,000, with the State of Colorado named as an additional insured. The contract will be structured according to the State of Colorado's standard Professional Services Contract template, with an initial term specified on the cover page and potential extension for successive periods not to exceed one year each, up to a maximum five-year total duration unless approved otherwise by the Chief Procurement Officer. Compensation will be based on time and materials services at rates to be established in the Exhibit B Wage Rate Schedule during final contract negotiations, with the State paying invoices within 45 days of receipt for properly completed and accepted work. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documents, as the contract maximum amounts and compensation rates are to be determined during the final scoping and contract negotiation phase scheduled for May 20, 2026.